Device for removing burrs from riser of aluminum alloy wheel

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a device for automatically removing burrs from a riser of an aluminum alloy wheel. The device is composed of a frame, a clamping gear rack structure, a support plate, a servo motor and the like. When a clamping cylinder drives a left sliding plate to move, clamping wheels are controlled to center and clamp the wheel, and the servo motor controls the rotation of the clamping wheels, so that the wheel may rotate while being clamped. When a distance adjusting cylinder drives a right sliding block to move, a left sliding block and the right sliding block move synchronously under the action of a feed gear rack structure, so that a left burr tool and a right burr tool move synchronously to adjust the distance between them according to the diameter of a cap slot.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201711049081.4 filed on Oct. 31, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to the technical field of burr removal after machining of wheels, specifically to a device for removing burrs from a riser of an aluminum alloy wheel.

BACKGROUND ART

The machining accuracy and machining quality of a wheel riser directly affect the installation of a buckle cap. After the wheel is machined, the edge of the riser is synthesized by casting and machined surfaces, so a circle of burrs remains. Currently, the burrs here are removed manually, the effect is not ideal, the front casting deformation of the riser increases the difficulty of removal, the deep or shallow groove and the large or small force will cause the burrs at the edge of the riser not to be removed smoothly, the customer will complain poor product consistency, and when the burrs are removed manually, the burrs may be missing or remain, and results in the unqualified appearance after coating and the corrosion caused by the incomplete coverage of a paint film. Based on the current situation, this application provides a device for automatically removing burrs from a wheel riser.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present application is to provide a device for automatically removing burrs from the edge of a wheel riser, which solves the problem of inconsistency of the riser after burr removal of a wheel, improves the effect of removing burrs from the edge of the riser, improves the efficiency of removing burrs and reduces the risk of riser corrosion. The device is simple, flexible and efficient, and may meet automatic continuous operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present application is: a device for automatically removing burrs from a wheel riser is composed of a frame, a clamping gear rack structure, a support plate, a servo motor, lower guide rails, a left sliding plate, a clamping cylinder, shafts, clamping wheels, a left burr tool, ranging sensors, a feed gear rack structure, a left sliding block, a movable support plate, guide pillars, a feed cylinder, a right sliding block, upper guide rails, a cylinder support plate, a distance adjusting cylinder, a right burr tool and a right sliding plate.

The support plate is fixed on the frame, the lower guide rails are mounted on the support plate, the left sliding plate is connected with the right sliding plate by the clamping gear rack structure, the servo motor is connected with one of the clamping wheels through one of the shafts, the clamping cylinder is connected with the left sliding plate, and the servo motor is mounted on the left sliding plate. When the clamping cylinder drives the left sliding plate to move, the right sliding plate moves synchronously with the left sliding plate under the action of the clamping gear rack structure to control the clamping wheels to center and clamp a wheel. The servo motor controls the rotation of the clamping wheels, so that the wheel may rotate while being clamped.

Two guide pillars are bilaterally symmetrically mounted at upper part of the frame, the feed cylinder is mounted in upper center of the frame, output end of the feed cylinder is connected to the movable support plate, the upper guide rails are mounted on the movable support plate, the left sliding block is connected with the right sliding block by the feed gear rack structure, the left burr tool is fixed on the left sliding block, and the right burr tool is fixed on the right sliding block, one of the ranging sensors is mounted on the left burr tool and another ranging sensor is mounted on the right burr tool, the cylinder support plate is fixed on the movable support plate, the distance adjusting cylinder is mounted on the cylinder support plate, and output end of the distance adjusting cylinder is connected to the right sliding block. When the distance adjusting cylinder drives the right sliding block to move, the left sliding block and the right sliding block move synchronously under the action of the feed gear rack structure, so that the left burr tool and the right burr tool move synchronously to adjust the distance between them according to the diameter of a cap slot. Under the guidance of the guide pillars, the feed cylinder controls the movable support plate to move up and down so as to realize feeding and resetting of the left burr tool and the right burr tool. The two ranging sensors respectively measure the distance from the left burr tool to the burrs of the riser and the distance from the right burr tool to the burrs of the riser, an average value is taken and then a signal is fed back to the feed cylinder to determine the exact descending distances of the left burr tool and the right burr tool, and the burrs are accurately removed by cooperation of the rotating wheel, the left burr tool and the right burr tool linearly fed.

The present application may meet the requirement for automatically removing burrs from a riser in wheel line operation, and greatly improves the removal effect compared with a manual burr removal method. The device may, according to the deformation of the riser of each wheel, correspondingly adjust the feed distance of the left burr tool and the right burr tool, thereby greatly improving the consistency of products. By adopting the device to remove burrs, the fillets at the edge of the riser are smooth and uniform, which solves the problem of inconsistency of the riser after the burrs are removed from the wheel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a device for automatically removing burrs from a wheel riser;

FIG. 2 is a left view of the device for automatically removing burrs from the wheel riser;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the device for automatically removing burrs from the wheel riser;

In which, 1-frame, 2-clamping gear rack structure, 3-support plate, 4-servo motor, 5-lower guide rail, 6-left sliding plate, 7-clamping cylinder, 8-shaft, 9-clamping wheel, 10-left burr tool, 11-ranging sensor, 12-feed gear rack structure, 13-left sliding block, 14-movable support plate, 15-guide pillar, 16-feed cylinder, 17-right sliding block, 18-upper guide rail, 19-cylinder support plate, 20-distance adjusting cylinder, 21-right burr tool, 22-right sliding plate.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The details and working conditions of the specific device proposed by the present application will be described below in combination with the accompanying drawings.

A device for automatically removing burrs from a wheel riser is composed of a frame 1, a clamping gear rack structure 2, a support plate 3, a servo motor 4, lower guide rails 5, a left sliding plate 6, a clamping cylinder 7, shafts 8, clamping wheels 9, a left burr tool 10, ranging sensors 11, a feed gear rack structure 12, a left sliding block 13, a movable support plate 14, guide pillars 15, a feed cylinder 16, a right sliding block 17, upper guide rails 18, a cylinder support plate 19, a distance adjusting cylinder 20, a right burr tool 21 and a right sliding plate 22.

The support plate 3 is fixed on the frame 1, the lower guide rails 5 are mounted on the support plate 3, the left sliding plate 6 is connected with the right sliding plate 22 by the clamping gear rack structure 2, the servo motor 4 is connected with one of the clamping wheels 9 through one of the shafts 8, the clamping cylinder 7 is connected with the left sliding plate 6, and the servo motor 4 is mounted on the left sliding plate 6. When the clamping cylinder 7 drives the left sliding plate 6 to move, the right sliding plate 22 moves synchronously with the left sliding plate 6 under the action of the clamping gear rack structure 2 to control the clamping wheels 9 to center and clamp a wheel. The servo motor 4 controls the rotation of the clamping wheels 9, so that the wheel may rotate while being clamped.

Two guide pillars 15 are bilaterally symmetrically mounted at upper part of the frame 1, the feed cylinder 16 is mounted in upper center of the frame 1, output end of the feed cylinder 16 is connected to the movable support plate 14, the upper guide rails 18 are mounted on the movable support plate 14, the left sliding block 13 is connected with the right sliding block 17 by the feed gear rack structure 12, the left burr tool 10 is fixed on the left sliding block 13, and the right burr tool 21 is fixed on the right sliding block 17, one of the ranging sensors 11 is mounted on the left burr tool 10 and the other of the ranging sensors 11 is mounted on the right burr tool 21, the cylinder support plate 19 is fixed on the movable support plate 14, the distance adjusting cylinder 20 is mounted on the cylinder support plate 19, and output end of the distance adjusting cylinder 20 is connected to the right sliding block 17. When the distance adjusting cylinder 20 drives the right sliding block 17 to move, the left sliding block 13 and the right sliding block 17 move synchronously under the action of the feed gear rack structure 12, so that the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 move synchronously to adjust the distance between them according to the diameter of a cap slot. Under the guidance of the guide pillars 15, the feed cylinder 16 controls the movable support plate 14 to move up and down so as to realize feeding and resetting of the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21. The two ranging sensors 11 measure the distances from the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 to the burrs of the riser, an average value is taken and then a signal is fed back to the feed cylinder 16 to determine the exact descending distances of the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21, and the burrs are accurately removed by cooperation of the rotating wheel, the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 linearly fed.

During operation, firstly, the distance between the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 is adjusted according to the diameter of a cap slot of a wheel produced on an automatic line, that is, the distance adjusting cylinder is started, and the distance between the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 may be adjusted under the action of the feed gear rack structure 12, so that the distance between the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 is matched with the diameter of the cap slot of the produced wheel; when the wheel reaches a position below the device along a roller bed, the roller bed stops rotating, and then the clamping cylinder 7 is started to center and clamp the wheel; next, the ranging sensors 11 measure the distances from the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 to the edge of the riser and feed the measurement results back to the feed cylinder 16, the feed cylinder 16 accurately descends for feeding, at the same time, the servo motor 4 drives the clamping wheel to rotate so as to drive the hub to rotate, and the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 remove burrs when contacting the rotating wheel; and finally, the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21 ascend to reset, the clamping wheel stops rotating and releases the hub, the roller bed rotates away the hub from which the burrs have been removed, and receives next hub to be deburred, and so on.

The present application may meet the requirement for automatically removing burrs from a riser in wheel line operation, and greatly improves the removal effect compared with a manual burr removal method. The device may, according to the deformation of the riser of each wheel, correspondingly adjust the feed distance of the left burr tool 10 and the right burr tool 21, thereby greatly improving the consistency of products. By adopting the device to remove burrs, the fillets at the edge of the riser are smooth and uniform, which solves the problem of inconsistency of the riser after the burrs are removed from the wheel.

The foregoing descriptions of specific exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The exemplary embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain certain principles of the invention and their practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to make and utilize various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, as well as various alternatives and modifications thereof. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the Claims appended hereto and their equivalents. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A device for automatically removing burrs from a wheel riser, comprises a frame, a clamping gear rack structure, a support plate, a servo motor, lower guide rails, a left sliding plate, a clamping cylinder, shafts, clamping wheels, a left burr tool, ranging sensors, a feed gear rack structure, a left sliding block, a movable support plate, guide pillars, a feed cylinder, a right sliding block, upper guide rails, a cylinder support plate, a distance adjusting cylinder, a right burr tool and a right sliding plate, wherein, two guide pillars are bilaterally symmetrically mounted at upper part of the frame, the feed cylinder is mounted in upper center of the frame, output end of the feed cylinder is connected to the movable support plate, the upper guide rails are mounted on the movable support plate, the left sliding block is connected with the right sliding block by the feed gear rack structure, the left burr tool is fixed on the left sliding block, and the right burr tool is fixed on the right sliding block, one of the ranging sensors is mounted on the left burr tool and the other of the ranging sensors is mounted on the right burr tool, the cylinder support plate is fixed on the movable support plate, the distance adjusting cylinder is mounted on the cylinder support plate, and output end of the distance adjusting cylinder is connected to the right sliding block.
 2. The device for automatically removing burrs from a wheel riser according to claim 1, wherein, when the distance adjusting cylinder drives the right sliding block to move, the left sliding block and the right sliding block move synchronously under the action of the feed gear rack structure, so that the left burr tool and the right burr tool move synchronously to adjust the distance between them according to the diameter of a cap slot; under the guidance of the guide pillars, the feed cylinder controls the movable support plate to move up and down so as to realize feeding and resetting of the left burr tool and the right burr tool; the two ranging sensors measure the distances from the left burr tool and the right burr tool to the burrs of the riser, an average value is taken and then a signal is fed back to the feed cylinder to determine the exact descending distances of the left burr tool and the right burr tool, and the burrs are removed by cooperation of the rotating wheel, the left burr tool and the right burr tool linearly fed. 